Combination bathing cap and earrings



Dec. 3, 1957 J. E. RUSH 2,814,806

COMBINATION BATHING CAP AND EARRINGS Filed Oct. 25, 1955 INVENTOR. Jane E. Rush ATT Y.

United States Patent COMBINATION BATHIN G CAP AND EARRINGS Jane E. Rush, Washington, D. C.

Application October 25, 1955, Serial No. 542,629 2 Claims. (Cl. 268) The present invention includes a combination bathing cap and earrings and has for an object to provide earrings adapted to be worn in the water and project through openings in the cap. 1

Other objects are to provide buoyant earrings to facilitate, among other things, recovery in the event of casual displacement while being worn in the water; to provide waterproof buoyant earrings which complement a bathing cap of particular construction to the end that the cap will serve its usual function yet will not obscure the earrings when worn in the water; and to provide a combination cap and earrings which are adapted for conjunctive use yet are also adaptable for independent usage.

Other objects of the invention will be manifest from the following description of the present preferred form of the invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the combination bathing cap and earrings constructed in accordance with the present invention, illustrating their application, a part being broken away to disclose details;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of one of the earrings constituting a part of the present invention; and

Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary elevational view of a cap constructed in accordance with the present invention.

The present invention includes the combination of a bathing cap 5, and earrings 6. Each of the earrings 6 of the present invention includes a buoyant body 7 which may consist of a disk made of cork or other similar material, one face of which is covered with a waterproof ornament 8 of any desired design. Preferably the ornament is made of lightweight flexible rubber which is secured to the outer face of the buoyant body in any suitable manner. The inner face of each of the disks 7 is equipped with a clasp 9. The clasp may be conventional and for purposes of illustrating the application of the invention, I have in the drawings, shown a clasp comprising a U-shaped body, one end of which is enlarged and secured to the buoyant disk 7 in any suitable manner, as shown at 10. The opposite end of the U-shaped body may be provided with an adjustable securing shaft 11.

The cap is of generally conventional design with the addition of openings 12 and 13 formed in each side of the cap near its forward lower edge, so as to be located in proximity to the ear of the wearer. In actual use, the lower opening 13 will be below the ear and the upper 2,814,806 Patented Dec. 3, 1957 opening 12 will extend across the lower end of the ear lobe. Each earring is mounted in the cap opening 13 and then secured to the ear lobe of the wearer as advantageously illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. When so used, the U-shaped body, with its adjustable shaft, is urged through the opening or slot 13 so that the inner free end of the body extends inside the cap permitting the shaft 11 to be adjusted inside the cap to clamp the ear lobe between the shaft and the part 10 of the clasp body as appears from Fig. 1. In other words, the clasp is trained through the opening 13 and positioned in a manner to permit the clasp to be secured to the lower end of the ear lobe through the opening 12. The cap is provided with suitable securing means such as a conventional chin strap 14, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When the cap and earrings are in use, the cap will serve its customary function in covering the head and ears of the wearer. The earrings, although secured to the ears of the wearer, may simulate cap ornaments. Where desired, the cap may be used by itself in the customary manner and correspondingly the earrings may be used without the cap. If the earrings should become detached in the water, being buoyant, they are carried to the surface, expediting recovery.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that various changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a bathing cap having crown and ear covering portions, each ear covering portion being provided with an opening adjacent the lower end thereof, and earrings each having clamping elements joined by a connecting piece, the connecting piece passing through said opening so as to dispose the clamping elements on opposite sides of the ear covering portions, said clamping elements being adapted to receive therebetween a lobe of the wearers ears and immovably secure the cap on the wearers head.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein each ear covering portion of the bathing cap is provided with a second opening positioned above the first said opening to permit the outer of the clamping elements to directly engage the wearers ear lobe.

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